Weir, lock, and the like.



J. STOCKER. WEIR, LOCK, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1,1912.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAKOB STOCKER, a citi- 'zen of the SwissConfederation, and residing at Berne, Switzerlandphave invented certainnew and useful Improvements in lVeirs, Locks, and'the like, of which thefollowing is a specification I My invention relates, in. general, to.weirs or locks, andhas more particular relation to movable weirs orlock gates of the type in which a dam or gate is movable transverselyacross a stream. The adoption of the principle of wellknownslidinglock-gates in weirs leads to various advantages not obtained inthe usual known constructions. Among such advantages Inaymention,firstly, the possibility of entirely opening the.water-way at high waterand for navigation secondly, the weir can be safely operated from, thebanks; thirdly, the possibility of regulating the weir quickly and withcomparatively little power because the gate is moved only transverselyof the current; and, fourt hly, facility of making repairs because allmoving parts can at any time be drawn out ofthe'water into a chamber inthe bank and no moving parts have always to remain in the water. -Thesame principle can also be advantageously applied to thenguidanoe andmovement ofplatforms as a substitute for ferries.

A primary object ofmy'invention; is rto apply the said'principle to bothweir ferry plant's. v a v A further object is the provision of a'weiror; gate of improved construction, and of means for efliciently movingthe weir-or gate back and forth acrossa streamand into and out of one ormore chambers in the, banks of the stream.

A further object is to provide improved guiding means for a movable weiror dam, or lock gate, which are not liable to be clogged by sand orsilt, or to be'inj-ured 'byshingle or debris, or ground ice, and whichare capable of resisting considerable upstreampressure, both while theWeir 0r dam is being'moved back and forth across the'stream and is ineffective position for holding back the water.

"One illustrative embodiment of m yi invention, as applied to a movableweir is represented, by way of example, in the accompanying drawing,wherein *igure 1 is a sectional elevation showing my improved means, andr Fig. 2 a sectional plan view diagrammatito engage beveledj sideprojecting flange of the raill. 'on which rollersf6, 7ftheretainingcarment about the lower edges of or obstructedi sweepers,may be "In the present embodiment the I Specificationof Letters Patent.Patented N 0V. 6, 1917. Application filed July 1, 1912. Serial No.707,060.

callyshowing the entire arrangement on a smaller scale.

On thebed of a stream, as by being seit A cured to,a block of stone orconcrete with which the bed of'the stream may be lined, is a firmlyanchored ground rail 1, a portion' of which projects downstream over 'acut-away 'step'in thetb'ed or block to which the'ground rail isanchored. The projecting portion of the groundrail l is provided,

on ts under side, withone orfmore downwardly projecting flanges alongwhich are adapted to run guide rollers 2 of a plurality of carriageseach carrying a retaining wall 3. These rollers impart horizontal thrustto the rail 1' when wateris impoundedon the upstreamside being,preferably, slightly conical, as shown, of the doi'vnwardl-y Rails 4, 5,

of the weiror dam, the rollers ;z.-.

riages run, are fixed in position on the downstream-side ofrail l, as bybeing let' 'into -thefstone orconcrete with which the bedof the streamis lined. The weight of-the carriages andfthe reaction-pressure of thepro- Jecting rail act o'ppositetothe tilting m'o fie:

the carriages andmaintain the same in position.

There re-no parts" extending into the 'istrea-m' on the upstream side ofthe guide "rail 1, andthereare nofrecessesformed ver-- tic'ally in thebottom that {can be damaged The shingle or debris is carried: forwardover the suitably inclined bed of the {lower level not only by the waterT-he'Chamber'S for receiving the carriages "constitutes a"s1uicewayWhich may extend wholly'at right angles to the stream, when but one or acomparatively small number of falling-over the step, but especially bythe various ways.

the rail 1 to retaining carriages is employed. In case'- there areseveral carriages or weir sections, the chamber 8 may-compr se a part atright angles and a part parallel to the stream',-conheated by acurvedpart of comparatively avoided in a simplemanner.

stream and serve edge of the end carriage,

easy curvature, as shown in Fig. 2. The chamber 8 may communicate withthe upper level of the stream by means of a channel 1 1 which may beprovided with a gate for cutting 05 the passage of water. The chamber 8and channel 141 may communicate with the lower level of the streamchannel 15, a gate 13 serving to cut ofi such communication, whendesired. The ground rail 1 preferably extends throughout the whole or aconsiderable portion of the chamber '8. When there are a plurality ofcarriages, they are preferably hinged together on one longitudinal side,and detachably coupled together on the other side, in ore er that theymay be uncoupled to pass the curve in the sluiceway 8. The carriagesform a rigid barrier which can be driven from and drawn to the bank asbymeans of one or more gears 10, fixed in position on the bank andsuitably driven, and a toothed rack 9, a section of which is mounted oneach of the retaining carriages.

For moving the carriages or weir sections in both directions, thepressure of the water of the upper level may be utilized. In the presentcase, the said pressure can act on a pressure wall 11 fitted to move inthe chamber 8 to force the carriages out into thestream, at which timethe channel 15 is closed by a gate 13, and the channel 14 is open. Whendrawing back the carriages, however, the channel 14 is closed and thechannel 15 open. Flooding couldthus be lChe weir can be provided withflood-gates 16 for releasing ice and floating material without its beingnecessary to move the carriages.

18 designates an adjustable fiush board and 17 a gangway or platform asection of which may beprovided on each carriage;

Below the rail 1,1 may arrange perforated pipes 20 which are connectedwith a water-pipe or withthe upper level of the to wash out or flush thechamber under the rail. v

, While the horizontally swinging pressure arm-may, as shown, beattached to the front it will, nevertheless be apparent that such ameans for operating the carriages by theenergy of the stream may beprovided at any point on the carriage, or 1n fact, on any of thecarriages. While the chamber 1n the bank of the stream, into which theretaining carriages are drawn, is referred to as being in only one of"the banks, it is clearly a part of my in 'vention to provide a similarchamber, with similar appurtenant channels and operating devices, in theother bank.

It will be obvious that the features of construction described above areapplicable to gates such as are used for locks.

It should be understood that I do not deby means of a the force exertedby the water vided with means 1 direction of flow thereof,

sire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown anddescribed, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled inthe art;

I desire to claim and to secure Patent v 1. In a plant of the characterdescribed, the combination of a rail disposed adjacent the bed of astream and transversely of the direction. of flow thereof, said railhaving adownwardly projecting portion,and a retaining wall supported inoperative position in the stream and provided with means disposedbeneathsaid rail and bearing on the downwardly projecting portion ofsaid rail for maintaining said wall in position against on the upstreamside thereof tending to move said retaining wall downstream.

2. In a plant of the character described, the combination of a raildisposed adjacent the bed of a stream and transversely of the directionof flow thereof, said rail having a downwardly projecting portion, and aplurality of movable retaining walls, each of said walls supported inoperative position by Letters being provided with means disposed beneathsaid rail and engageable with the downwardly projecting portion of saidrailfor guiding said retaining wall in its movement and for maintainingthe wall in position against the action of a force tending to move thewall downstream. I

3. In a plant ofthe the combination of a rail disposed adjacent the bedof a stream and transversely of the direction of fiow thereof, said railhaving a downwardly projecting portion, a plurality of carriages movablealong the bed of the stream, each of said carriages being prodisposedbeneath said rail and engageable with said downwardly projecting portionon and a pressure wall carried by an end one of said carriages anddisposed at such an angle the bed of a stream and transversely of thesaid rail having a downwardly projecting portion, a plurality ofcarriages constituting a platform movable transversely along the bed ofthe stream, each of said carriages being provided with .means disposedbeneath sald rail and engageable with the downwardly projecting portionof said rail to guide said carriage and retain the same in positionagainst force tending to move said action of any 7 carrlage downstream,and a pressure wall flowing water on said pressure 31 the upstream sidethereof for guidlng sald carriage in its movement,-

the combination of a rail disposed adjacent associated with an end oneof said carriages and movable relatively to such carriage to a positionwherein the flowing water of the stream causes movement of the carriagetransversely of the stream.

5. In combination, a weir or gate supported in operative position in astream and transversely of the direction of flow thereof, and means forretaining said weir in operative position in the stream against a forcetending to move the weir downstream, said retaining means comprising anelement disposed in fixed position at the bed of the stream and providedwith a downwardly extending projection, and an element associated withsaid weir and extending beneath a portion of said first element saidsecond element having a portion engageable with said projection on theupstream side thereof.

6. In combination, guide means secured in position adjacent the bed of astream and transversely of the direction of flow thereof, a carriagemovable across said stream and having means cooperating with said guidemeans'for guiding said carriage in its transverse movement, the bank ofsaid stream being provided with a chamber into which said carriage ismovable, and means for applying pressure due to the head of water on theupstream side of said guide means for moving said carriage from saidchamber.

7. In combination, a gate or dam structure, and means for retaining saidstructure in position in a stream, said means comprising a fixed elementforming a portion of the bed of the stream and comprising a body 7portion and a downwardly extendingproj ection therefrom out of the pathof the flowing stream, and an element associated with said dam structureand bearing against the upstream side of the downwardly extendingprojection of said first element.

8. In combination, a gate or dam structure, and means for retaining saidstructure in position in a stream, said means comprising an elementfixed in position adjacent the bed of the stream and comprising a bodyportion and a downwardly extending proj cction therefrom, and an elementassociated with said dam structure and engageable with the upstream sideof said downwardly projecting portion. V

9. In combination, a carriage movable across a stream, means for guidingsaid carriage in its movement, the bank of said stream being providedwith a chamber into and out of which said carriage is movable, and meansfor causing water under pressure, due to the head of water in saidstream, to move said carriage from said chamber.

10. In combination, a gate or dam structure supported in operativeposition in a stream, an element fixed in position at the bed of thestream, the downstream side of said element constituting an apron-likeportion spaced from the normal bed of the stream and over which thestream flows, a projection on the under side'of said apronlike portion,and a part sup-ported by said dam structure and cooperating with saidprojection to hold said dam structure against movement due to the wateron the upstream side thereof.

11. In combination, a gate or dam struc-' ture supported in operativeposition in a stream transversely of the direction of flow thereof, anelement fixed in position at the bed of the stream and having itsdownstream side spaced from the normal bed of the stream andconstituting an artificial bed over which the stream flows, said elementbeing provided with a downwardly extending flange clear of the normalbed of the stream and out of the path of the flowing stream, andmeansassociatcd with said dam structure and engaging the upstream sideof said flange for retaining said dam structure in position againstforces tending to move said structure downstream.

12. In combination, a supporting structure supported in operativeposition in a stream and movable in a generally horizontal direction outof operative position, and means for guiding s'aid structure in itsmovement and for retaining said structure in operative position againstthe action of forces tending to move said structure downstream, saidmeans comprising an element associated with said structure and anelement cooperative with said first element and fixed in position at thebed of the stream,

said fixed element being incapable of affording a lodging place fordebris or sediment moving along the bed of the stream'when saidstructure is removed from operative position.

13. In combination, a gate or dam structure supported in' operativeposition in a JAKOB STOCKER.

Witnesses FRIEDRICH NASGELI, FRIEDRICH MONING.

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